lift weights

I lift your heavy groceries for 8 hours a day. My back and arm muscles have strengthened considerably.

I busted my butt this morning to the point where I thought I was going to throw up. This weightlifting routine is tough. I am going to keep it up as it must be burning fat.

Tomorrow morning is my first workout using the New Rules of lifting. I am very ready for it. I read over the exercises numerous times and I am bringing copies of each of the exercises with me. I have also created some nice tracking sheets that will be easy to use and printed them out on colorful thick paper. I am a little nervous though. I am not totally aware of what I am doing. I will just go slowly!

by Lou Schuler and Alwyn Cosgrove have really opened my eyes to lifting. I always liked lifting but I really haven’t lifted for quite some time. I have been spending my time doing cardio – WRONG MOVE! I am now going to spend my exercise time doing weightlifting.

I was too cheap at Target to buy both 8 and 10 lb weights at once, so just bought 10 lbs. I thought there was no way I could do all the exercises with them, and would have to go back to 5 lbs, but I did all the exercises with the 10 lbs. I can’t wait to buy 15 lbs.

I’ve always thought weight-lifting was fun, but that it wouldn’t help me with losing weight so never bothered to do it consistently.

2 1/2 weeks ago, I started lifting weights using the Strong Women Stay Slim book, and I have no idea if it has helped me lose weight, but I love it.

It’s easy to do, it doesn’t take much time, lifts my mood in just 5 minutes, and I don’t even need to leave my room. I’ve gone from 3 pounds to 5 pounds, and I’m going shopping this week for 8 pound weights! The book claims you can get up to 20 pounds in a few months.

Well, C has some weights in the house, and knows a few exercises and they seem to be reducing his belly so I’m gonna have a go in conjunction with the running.

My belly measurement (at bellybutton height) is currently between 39 and 40” – argh! – and I wanna get that down to about 32. So the plan is to exercise with weights every day I am not running. And to research some exercises particularly good for abs, which feel very weak.

I REALLY don’t want to… it’s 9:45 PM and I am sooo comfortable on my couch :(

I have to get my ass out the door, like NOW. The gym closes at 11.

Maybe I’ll do my shoulders, chest and triceps.

I HATE the feeling of ‘having to go’ to the gym. I am happy and excited once I get there, but I hate having to do it.

I just want to do my little 5 lb arm weights every other day or so

2nd day of lifting weights… I’m in a little bit of pain, but I know it will go away in a few days. Not sure if I’m getting all the muscles I want to work on. I’ll try to keep at it.